Life and Legacy of St. Mark – Apr 25 – Homily – Fr John Lawrence

 

Fr John Lawrence gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Apr 25, 2023, the feast of St Mark, where he outlines the life and legacy of this evangelist and the gospel he wrote that was essentially that of St Peter but recorded by Mark. He discusses his name, his missionary work, his time with St. Peter, the writing of his Gospel and how it is primarily the accounts of Christ's life given by St. Peter, how the faults of St Peter are treated most candidly in this account, St. Mark's missionary work in Alexandria, Egypt, his Martyrdom and the transfer of his relics to Venice.

00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - St. Mark's Background and Conversion
01:17 - St. Mark's Work with Apostles
02:19 - Disagreement between St. Paul and St. Barnabas
03:16 - St. Mark's Later Work with St. Peter and St. Paul
04:21 - The Writing of St. Mark's Gospel
05:25 - St. Mark's Gospel: Language and Content
06:12 - St. Peter's Approval of St. Mark's Gospel
06:57 - St. Mark's Time in Egypt and Martyrdom
07:53 - The Relocation of St. Mark's Relics
08:57 - The Basilica of St. Mark in Venice

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Mark the Evangelist - Feast - http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6422
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/042523.cfm
1st: 1pe 5:5-14
Resp: psa 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17
Gsp: mar 16:15-20

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1061

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